MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F000.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509271800F000.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: NAM analysis for 1800Z 27 SEP 25 Station: 37.60,-97.34 Latitude: 37.60 Longitude: -97.34 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 117 SFC 970 389 29.4 16.8 47 12.6 20.7 202 7 305.2 307.6 295.0 342.7 12.53 2 950 569 25.7 16.2 56 9.4 19.2 200 8 303.2 305.5 294.3 339.8 12.32 3 900 1042 22.3 12.3 53 10.0 15.8 211 16 304.5 306.3 292.9 334.4 10.02 4 850 1537 20.4 7.7 44 12.6 12.6 211 7 307.5 308.9 292.0 331.1 7.78 5 800 2056 16.5 3.5 42 12.9 9.0 186 2 308.7 309.8 291.0 327.6 6.16 6 750 2600 11.5 2.2 53 9.3 6.3 138 1 309.0 310.1 291.0 327.5 5.98 7 700 3173 8.4 -4.1 41 12.5 2.2 350 5 311.7 312.5 290.1 324.4 4.02 8 650 3780 4.2 -14.3 25 18.4 -3.0 332 11 313.7 314.0 288.8 320.1 1.95 9 600 4423 -1.8 -18.3 27 16.5 -7.3 347 13 314.1 314.4 288.5 319.1 1.51 10 550 5108 -6.1 -30.3 13 24.2 -11.9 344 10 316.9 317.0 288.3 318.9 0.56 11 500 5849 -8.5 -49.9 2 41.4 -14.8 280 9 322.6 322.6 289.6 322.9 0.08 12 450 6658 -14.1 -53.8 2 39.6 -19.0 258 11 325.4 325.5 290.5 325.7 0.06 13 400 7538 -21.1 -53.8 4 32.7 -24.5 258 13 327.5 327.5 291.1 327.8 0.06 14 350 8508 -28.4 -34.7 54 6.4 -29.3 283 16 330.5 330.6 292.4 332.7 0.57 15 300 9594 -37.0 -45.2 42 8.3 -37.7 287 18 333.3 333.3 292.9 334.2 0.22 16 250 10828 -46.8 -56.4 33 9.6 -47.2 281 21 336.4 336.4 293.5 336.7 0.07 17 200 12277 -54.1 -69.0 14 14.9 -54.4 282 26 347.1 347.1 296.0 347.2 0.02 18 150 14102 -59.0 -84.0 3 25.1 -59.2 295 19 368.5 368.5 300.3 368.5 0.00 19 100 16576 -69.0 -86.3 7 17.3 -69.1 282 11 394.3 394.3 304.4 394.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5732.41 m Freezing level: 614.83 mb = 4232.26 m = 13885.19 ft Wetbulb zero: 678.58 mb = 3427.64 m = 11245.40 ft Precipitable water: 0.99 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 34.15 % Est. max temperature: 32.35 C = 90.23 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 807.79 mb = 1973.35 m = 6474.18 ft T: 17.07 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.32 C/km ThetaE index: 23.81 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 730.86 mb = 2814.96 m = 9235.31 ft Mean mixing ratio: 10.82 g/kg Conv temperature: 34.15 C = 93.48 F Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lifted Index: -0.37 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -0.88 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.71 C Showalter Index: 2.15 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 45.15 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.90 C Cross Totals Index: 16.25 C K Index: 24.11 Risk: 20-40 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 114.93 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.49 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 305.31 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 24.71 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 208.80 J/kg Cap Strength: 4.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 790.86 mb = 2153.16 m = 7064.08 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 635.86 mb = 3956.58 m = 12980.76 ft Equ Level (EL): 255.86 mb = 10670.82 m = 35008.83 ft B at Equ Level: 303.05 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 195.86 mb = 12409.41 m = 40712.79 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 297.0 at 8.3 knts Storm direction: 327.0 at 6.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.5 neg: 2.6 tot: 3.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): -128.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 19.2 neg: -36.2 tot: -17.1 m^2/s^2 ave: -5.7 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.34 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 5.8 stream: -2.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.04 Bulk Rich Number: 13.43 Bulk Shear: 22.73 m/s